Inside Job

"Inside Job"

Plot summary[]

The planet ofGall in theOuter Rim is under attack bySeparatists.Anakin Skywalker,Ahsoka Tano, andRepublic forces are on the ground, trying to blast down incomingdroid ships - to no avail. The ships are completely shrugging off all their attacks. A Republicsergeant speculates that it's hopeless, as long as the lead ship continues to generate their currentshield - while they can not destroy the ship, the droids are free to fire at will at them. Skywalker tells him that they are not truly defenseless, with theJedi present. Tano questions this as they run, stating that theirships are still being refueled, to which Skywalker responds that they will not be using their ships.^[3]

Instead, the two of them reappropriate a pair ofjet-wings used on-planet for sprayingfertilizer. Tano questions Skywalker's judgement, but he says it is their only way of avoiding thesensors to get through the shield. The two successfully make it aboard the ship, but after they disembark from their ships, the jet-wings are destroyed, leaving Tano wondering how they will make it back down. Making their way to theshield generator, Skywalker and Tano pass rows of deactivated battle droids. Skywalker reassures Tano that the ship must have diverted all power to the shield, as experimental models often use a great deal of power.^[3]

Tano and Skywalker begin to setcharges around the generator, while speculating about the nature of the shields. Skywalker asks Tano if she thinks it looksGeonosian in nature, and she states that it seems too advanced to be their technology. Skywalker says they can worry about whoever created it later. They place the remainder of the charges, and set them on a five minute timer. The countdown has begun when Tano notices a red light blinking on a console near the shield generator, and asks Skywalker if it had been on earlier. The two of them are ambushed by battle droids and draw theirlightsabers to meet them in combat, all while the timer continues to tick down. Skywalker tells Tano to head for theairlock, and that they will be able to make it before the timer's conclusion.^[3]

They continue to press forwards against the clock. However, Tano calls out that there are too many droids and too far to go - there are twenty-two seconds left on the timer, and they still are not near the airlock. Skywalker takes a few seconds to think, before suddenly being inspired. He tells Tano that they cannot go through the battle droids, and so their course of action should be to mimicwomp rats fromTatooine, which burrow into the sand to escape predators. Having said this, he begins cutting into the floor below him with his lightsaber, calling to Ahsoka to follow him. With one second left until detonation, they carve through the bottom of the ship and begin to fall.^[3]

As the ship explodes above them, the two of them seeR2-D2, piloting Skywalker'sstarfighter,Tano's following behind him. Skywalker calls to Tano to usethe Force to slow their descent, and the two of them land safely in the cockpits of their fighters. Skywalker states that with the shield down, the planetary defenses will be able to take out the rest of the ships. Tano asks him if he thinks they saved the moon, and he concludes that they just might have.^[3]

Media[]

Collected in[]

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.1

Appearances[]

Sources[]

• All New UK Comic forStar Wars: The Clone Wars onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)

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